Photos: Hamilton versus Votto

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Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds steps up to the plate in the first inning against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field on May 14, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. Votto's has five homers afte rhis three-homer binge on Sunday after hitting 24 in 2008, 25 in '09, 37 in '10 (his MVP year) and 29 last season.

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Even fans in other cities appreciate Josh Hamiton of the Texas Rangers as he gets set to sign a baseball card in Baltimore. The card will say he is in his sixth season in the major leagues, the first spent with Joey Votto's Cincinnati Reds where he hit 19 of his 136 career home runs.Mitchell Layton
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Danny Espinosa of the Washington Nationals gets hit in the back by a ball thrown to first baseman Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on May 12, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Votto won his first Gold Glove for defecne last season.Joe Robbins
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Josh Hamilton #32 of the Texas Rangers hits a home run against the Los Angeles Angels on May 11. This sweet swing has resulted in 44 RBI and talk of a Triple Crown winner in the American League.Layne Murdoch
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Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds bats in the sixth inning against the Washington Nationals at Great American Ball Park on May 13, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Hamilton was 1 for 3 on Monday night and saw his average drop to .400 even, while Votto was 0 for 2 with two walks and is currently batting .313.Joe Robbins
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Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers is hit by a pitch against the New York Yankees. It is the only time he has been hit by a pitch this season. He was hit only twice all last year.Ronald Martinez
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Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds fields the ball after a bad hop in the first inning against the Washington Nationals at Great American Ball Park on May 11, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Votto has a pretty fair strikeout to walk ratio for a power hitter, 29 strikeouts to 31 walks.Joe Robbins
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Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers takes batting practice prior to the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 7, 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland. Hamilton hasn't stolen 10 bases in a season and has two this year, but when you hit like he does...Greg Fiume
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Joey Votto of the Cincinnati Reds tries to avoid being hit by a pitch against the Houston Astros at Great American Ball Park on April 29, 2012. Votto has been pretty good at avoiding being hit as he has been hit only once this eyar and has averaged four per year in his almost five seasons in the National League.Joe Robbins
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Josh Hamiton #32 and Nelson Cruz #17 r of the Texas Rangers celebrate a win after a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 10, 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland. Through Sunday Hamilton had 51 hits and scored 30 runs.Mitchell Layton
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Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers looks skyward after striking out against C.J. Wilson of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on May 12, 2012 in Arlington, Texas. Hamilton has hit 18 home runs and has only struck out 30 times through 32 games.Layne Murdoch
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